OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss has attracted some of the brightest youth track & field talent from around the United States and the world and will add 44 new student-athletes for the 2013-14 academic year, head coach Brian O'Neal announced on Friday.

Yes, you read that number right. It's not a misprint. The 2013 signing class is the largest in school history, and O'Neal says the recruiting haul is as much about quality as it is quantity.

"Obviously I'm excited from the standpoint of the number of talented athletes that we were able to attract to Ole Miss," said O'Neal, who is in his first season as the Rebels' head coach for track & field and cross country. "I felt that one of our weaknesses was our lack of depth and I think we definitely filled that void. Not only with numbers but with quality SEC-level talent, so I'm pleased from that aspect. I expect this class to come in and help our team immediately."

The unprecedented Rebel recruiting haul includes several high school and junior college All-Americans, JUCO national champions, international junior competitors and Gatorade state athletes of the year.

O'Neal and his staff signed 20 men and 24 women from 13 different states and three foreign countries. The states represented are Mississippi (12), Georgia (7), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Florida (3), California (2), Illinois (1), Louisiana (1), Missouri (1), New Jersey (1), Ohio (1), Virginia (1) and Washington (1). The foreign countries are Australia (2), United Kingdom (2) and Ireland (1).

"I'm happy that we were able to attract a strong amount of talent from the great state of Mississippi as well as some of our neighboring states," O'Neal said. "There is a lot of talent in this state and historically we've shown we can compete with anyone.

"We welcome this group to the Rebel Nation. This kicks off the start of this year's recruiting class."

Below is a listing of the Rebels' signing class with some facts about each athlete.

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